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fold

1. fold \'fo-ld\ n [ME, fr. OE falod; akin to MLG va-lt enclosure] 1: an 
   enclosure for sheep  2a: a flock of sheep  2b: a group of people adhering 
   to a common faith, belief, or enthusiasm 
2. fold vt : to pen up or confine (as sheep) in a fold 
3. fold vb [ME folden, fr. OE fealdan; akin to OHG faldan to fold, Gk 
   di]plasios twofold 1: to lay one part over another part of {~ a letter}  2: 
   to reduce the length or bulk of by doubling over {~ his legs}  3: to clasp 
   together : ENTWINE {~ his hands}  4: to clasp or enwrap closely : EMBRACE  
   5: to incorporate (a food ingredient) into a mixture by repeated overturni 
   ngs without stirring or beating 6: to bring to an end  1: to become doubled 
   or pleated  2: to fail completely : COLLAPSE 
4. fold n 1: a doubling or folding over  2: a part doubled or laid over 
   another part : PLEAT  3: something that is folded together or that enfolds  
   4a: a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the deposi 
   ting or consolidation of the rock chiefly Brit  4b: an undulation in the 
   landscape  5: a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a 
   membrane or  other flat anatomical structure